Timbra

Old Norse Dictionary - timbra

Meaning of Old Norse word "timbra" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

timbra: að, [Ulf. timrjan or timbrjan = οἰκοδομειν; A. S. timbrian; Engl. timber; O. H. G. zimbaron; Germ. zimmern; Dan. tömre; Swed. timbra]:—to ‘timber,’ i. e. to build of timber; the very word proves that all ancient Teutonic dwellings were of wood; hús at t., Rm.; timbruðum vér hásæti, SkS. 626; upp at t. Guðs Kristni, FmS. x. 277, SkS. 26, passim; há-timbra hús ok hof, to raise high houses and temples, Vsp. 7, Gm.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛘᛒᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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